The morning sun shone warmly on him. When Rhodes woke up from his sleep, he vaguely saw Caroline lying on the table, staring at him. There was something strange in her eyes...
"What's wrong? Honey, what are you looking at?"
Rhodes opened his eyes drowsily and asked in a hoarse voice. He touched the table to find water. He put the water glass on the table last night and slept all night. He was very thirsty. I have to say Snow Rock Castle.
The structure is quite thick. The castle is made of huge stones, and the middle is filled with sand and gravel. It can have a very good thermal insulation effect, so that Rhodes did not feel the cold all night long. Even though it is winter now.
Rhodes found the water glass and drank it in one gulp. When he looked at Caroline again, she still stared at him with strange eyes. This feeling made Rhodes feel uncomfortable all over.
He looked at Caroline too...
"What's wrong, honey?"
Rhodes forced a smile and asked next.
"nothing."
Caroline said, turning her head away from him and no longer looking at him. She was immersed in flipping through the books in her hands. Rhodes felt that the atmosphere was not right, so he walked over in his pajamas, gently rubbed Caroline's shoulders, and continued to ask -
—
"No, something must be wrong. Tell me, what's wrong with you?"
But Caroline still didn't speak, and she wasn't angry either. This feeling was really outrageous. Every time she had a fight with her girlfriend in her previous life, it was like this, a cold war... a damn cold war. Either you vent it out, or you don't.
With a straight face and a look of arrogance, I was confused. As expected, wherever I go, women are the same...
Rhodes sighed secretly. Caroline then turned her head and whispered——
"You have been studying the wood elf's arrows recently. Tell me, what are you thinking about? I heard that the wood elf is a female elf."
After Caroline finished speaking, Rhodes realized what he, the little witch, was worried about. Sure enough, women were all the same...
"Female elf...beautiful female elf...but this has nothing to do with my research on arrow clusters..."
"Then what are you doing studying her arrows?"
"Didn't you notice? The wood elf's arrows are very elegantly designed. The streamlined design can reduce air resistance and allow the arrows to shoot farther. In addition, the workmanship is also very fine. I am wondering when our blacksmith will be able to create
Such a weapon?" Rhodes said, observing Caroline's face.
"Also, I studied the wood elf arrows and was thinking, when will we have such an archer? My dear, you know, the strongest human archer has an effective range of only a hundred steps, but the wood elf archer
Its effective range exceeds two hundred steps, and it is said that it can still shoot accurately from two hundred steps away. What a big gap is this... Originally, I thought that wood elves would not fight for other races and did not belong to the category of mercenaries. But until this time
, I learned that there are also special cases and mercenaries among them. My idea is, when can we recruit a group of wood elf shooters as the long-range core force in our army. In this way, whether it is beastmen, greenskins, or
We are not afraid of the Norscan attack. As long as we place a hundred wood elf archers on the city wall, we are not afraid of thousands of beastmen."
Rhodes continued to explain.
"Really? Then why did I hear that you not only studied other people's arrows, but also praised their figures?"
Caroline asked with a sullen face.
"Who said that?!"
Rhodes asked back. In fact, even if Caroline didn't say anything, Rhodes would have guessed that it must be him. That little man is always troubled. Only he would do such a thing...
Dong dong dong...
"Sir, we have information."
Just as the two of them were quarreling with each other, a guard knocked on the door.
"Come in."
Rhodes said casually. Because Caroline was already dressed in formal attire, it didn't matter that he wasn't in formal attire.
"The Queen's order requires us to rush back to Erengrad. The greenskin army that appeared near Lone Wind City was wiped out half a month ago. Now, the coalition forces are about to launch a general attack on the rebel city."
The guard reported.
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"What else did your master say?"
Outside the city of Erlengrad, the Snow Queen's tent was in a state of chaos. After the riot, the city was in a mess. The bloody deaths of the thugs made the civilians and nobles in the city despair. Even the soldiers lost the confidence to defend the city. No one was willing to defend the city.
They lost their lives in a battle that was inevitable. They could not see the future. In the past few days, the number of Erengrad's defenders who had sneaked out of the city to seek refuge with the Queen continued to increase. The original three thousand defenders dropped to two thousand a week later.
People... and they are still losing...
The Three-headed Alliance also announced its disintegration. Marcus, Morlock, and Brandon successively sent people to sue the queen for peace, hoping to spare her life and were willing to give up all their property. However, in the face of the messenger, Catalina expressed
Out of his usual pride and indifference.
"He said that if you agree, he will surrender the city, disarm all, and present to you a hundred thousand gold crowns and five hundred thousand silver shillings, plus five carriages of jewels and gold vessels."
The messenger answered tremblingly.
"This was originally the property of Kislev. Marcus took it all to himself. Now, he wants to use this part of the property to pay for his life?"
The Snow Queen asked back.
The messenger did not speak. This was not within the scope of his mission. His mission was only to bring the true words. As for how the queen would react, this was not something he could predict and solve.
"This... I don't know... Your Majesty..."
The messenger replied respectfully.
"Of course you don't know. Go back and tell your master that peace talks are impossible. He has lost the qualifications for peace talks. A mouse is not qualified to negotiate with a lion. What I want is his life. Tomorrow, Erlengrad will conquer the city
He will be destroyed, and my army will crush the city gate and find his body."
Katarina said in a low and terrifying voice.
The messenger had already broken out in a cold sweat. He stood up tremblingly, bowed seriously to the queen, and then walked out of the tent under the guidance of the guard Krem.
"Her Majesty the Queen..."
As soon as the envoy left, Minister Candania immediately went to meet the Tsar. He was beside Caterina just now when she received the envoy. He had many words in his heart, and finally he had to say it.
"Are you trying to persuade me not to massacre the city?"
Katerina quickly saw the thoughts of Minister Candania. The old man's eyes flashed with complex emotions of loyalty, uneasiness, and anxiety. He was loyal to the Kislev Tsar, and his father and father's father were all for this.
The country has shed blood and dedicated his life silently. Because of this, Candania is loyal to Catalina. However, as a rare upright person in the palace, he has never been promoted, but also because
Due to his loyalty, the Queen always retained his position.
"Yes... Your Majesty..." Candania frowned and continued - "Those civilians, they are innocent. They don't know the truth. They were deceived and used by the nobles, but in essence, they are all
People of Kislev."
The old man persuaded her earnestly, although he didn't know how the queen would react next.
"So, what do you mean, I want to accept the peace proposal of those traitors, let them go, and use so-called 'peaceful' means to enter the city?"
Katarina asked rhetorically.
Candania was so frightened that he broke out in a cold sweat. He heard something in the Snow Queen's words, and heard the Ice Queen's anger and resentment. He didn't know how to answer for a while.
"That's not what I meant... Your Majesty."
"Then there is no such thing as innocent and not innocent. They rebelled against me, attacked my army, and attacked my walls. This is betrayal! If the person who is deceived can say that he is innocent, then deceiving a person and asking him to kill someone,
Can murderers be said to be innocent? They should have the minimum ability to distinguish."
Katarina yelled angrily.
Candania lowered his head silently after hearing this. He knew that the queen had made a decision and no one could change it...